Team Manager - Child Protection & Court

Sandwell Children's Trust; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Relocation package

Birthday off / concessions

Pension scheme

Discounts and wellbeing

Job summary

Sandwell Children's Trust is seeking an experienced Team Manager to lead a Child Protection and Court Team. You will provide expert guidance, oversee safeguarding interventions, and ensure high-quality practice for children and families.

This role requires clear communication with professionals, families, and legal representatives to drive positive outcomes. With a minimum of five years post-qualification frontline experience in child protection and court work, you will motivate your team,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-qualification frontline child protection experience.
• Experience in child protection and court work with understanding of legal processes.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Excellent communication with courts, legal professionals and partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex child protection, PLO and court proceedings.
• Provide leadership, supervision and support to social workers.
• Build multi-agency partnerships and advocate for children and families in court settings.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, policies and best practices.
• Promote learning, development and continuous improvement within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Court liaison

Communication

Multi-agency collaboration

Guidance

Job description

As a Team Manager in one of the Child Protection and Court Teams, you will lead a dedicated team of social workers, ensuring high-quality child protection and court work practice and contribute to shaping the role of lead child protection practitioners. You will provide expert guidance, effective decision-making, and strong leadership to improve outcomes for children and their families. Your ability to communicate clearly and effectively with professionals, families, and legal representatives will be crucial in delivering outstanding support.,

• Oversee complex child protection, PLO and court proceedings, ensuring robust, timely, and effective interventions for children and their families.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and support to social workers, uplifting practice standards and driving service improvements.
• Build strong multi-agency partnerships and advocate for the needs of children and families within court settings.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, policies, and best practices, maintaining excellence in service delivery.
• Promote a culture of learning, development, and continuous improvement within the team.
  Are you an experienced and passionate leader in Children's social work? Sandwell Children's Trust is seeking skilled Team Managers to join one of our Child Protection and Court Teams, driving positive change for children and families in Sandwell within the context of the national reforms.
• A minimum of 5 full years post qualification experience, with substantial frontline child protection practice experience.
• Experienced in child protection and court work, with a thorough understanding of legal processes and safeguarding frameworks.
• A motivational leader, able to inspire your team and drive excellence in practice.
• Exceptional communication skills, confident in liaising with courts, legal professionals, and multi-agency partners.
• Passionate about making a real difference for children and families, ensuring high-quality interventions and positive outcomes.

Want to make a difference to children and young people in Sandwell? Be part of the biggest change to Children's Services in decades, by joining our exciting, new child-centred Family Help Model.

Sandwell Children's Trust rated as a 'Good' provider. At Sandwell Children's Trust, we firmly believe that the voice of the child should be at the centre of everything we do. We are on an ambitious journey to ensure that children and families in Sandwell are safe and empowered to thrive.

Our 'Sandwell Deal', brings together our offering that make Sandwell Children's Trust a great place to work., At Sandwell Children's Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. To achieve this, we know how important it is to retain and attract high performing, forward thinking and innovative people and provide them with all the support they need. With a culture of collaboration, partnership working and the child at the heart of everything we do, it really is an exciting time to join Sandwell Children's Trust.

Working for us There are lots of great reasons to work with us in Sandwell Children's Trust. From a generous rewards package to a culture of learning and development. Our 12 reasons to work for Sandwell Children's Trust sets us apart as the place to grow your career and feel part of a great team. Please visit the Sandwell Deal and our 12 reasons via this hyperlink: https://sandwelldeal.co.uk, Sandwell sits in the heart of the West Midlands and has a diverse population of 341,729 people. While Sandwell is the 12^th most deprived local authority in England, it is a community where our families have high aspirations and where we pride ourselves on equality of opportunity and our adaptability and resilience.

What we can offer you

• Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
• Retention bonus of £2,000 in year 1, £3,000 in year 2 and £5,000 in year 3.
• Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
• We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
• Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
• Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
• Access to our Learning & Development portal offering virtual training programmes, learning & development info bursts, learning events and much more.
• The latest technology enabling more effective and streamlined working.
• Detailed and effective appraisals to strengthen your practice.
• Access to a range of family friendly policies.

Benefits & Rewards

• Up to £6,500 re-location package
• Generous annual leave entitlement, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
• The opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 bank holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, this is a nationwide career average scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
• We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
• Reimbursement of Social Work England registration
• 24/7 access to free and confidential employee counselling service
• Access to a range of discounts on products and services
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes and technology.
• Refer a friend scheme
• Wellbeing initiatives and forums
• Discounted gym membership
• Eye care vouchers